Widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known to the world as Le Corbusier, was also a celebrated thinker, writer and artist and a new exhibition; Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture at Barbican Art Gallery is the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years. Running until May 9th, the show explores his architecture and radical ideas for reinventing modern living, from interiors and private villas to large scale social housing and utopian urban visions, spanning works from a period of 60 years. The exhibition focuses on Le Corbusier’s unique multi disciplinary approach, and brings together a wealth of his paintings, films, sculpture and books alongside vintage photographs, original architectural models and interior settings.

Presented in collaboration with the RIBA Trust, the exhibition also includes key sources of inspiration for Le Corbusier, among them Fernand Léger’s The Baluster (1925), on loan from The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Originally exhibited in the Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau, which Le Corbusier designed for the 1925 International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris, this is a very rare opportunity for this important work to be seen in London. The exhibition also includes paintings and drawings by Juan Gris, Piet Mondrian and Pablo Picasso among others.